split pea soup for mommy & me
With this recipe I honor my mom! She is such an inspiration to me every day of my life. Not a day goes by that I don’t think hmmm I remember mom making something like this or that. I am truly blessed to come from a home where cooking was not only something done from scratch, but with so much love. Even with this recipe that is 99% mommy and 1% me, I know she is looking over my shoulder and guiding my hands. And what a better way to honor her then sharing a few pictures of my mommy & me. I hope you all don't mind.
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Ingredients For split pea soup for mommy & me
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ham bone with some meat on it, or a chunk of smoked pork butt, and or smoke pork hocks { i sometimes use both }
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8 ounces of bacon cut into bite size pieces
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½ bag of green split peas
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½ bag of yellow split peas
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1 large onion “ chopped “
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unsalted butter about 1 to 1&1/2 tablespoons { for sautéing the onion }
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a pinch of thyme
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3 cloves of roasted garlic { smashed }
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bay leaf {1 large }
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3 quarts of chicken stock
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water if necessary to almost fill the pot
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3 medium to large yukon gold potatoes { washed, peeled } & cut into bite size pieces
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3 or 4 stalks of celery { chopped }
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2 to 3 carrots { peeled & chopped into bite size peices }
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¼ cup green pepper jelly { yeppers you heard me right }
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fine sea salt & fresh ground pepper to taste.
How To Make split pea soup for mommy & me
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1Rinse the green peas, leave them in the strainer till you are ready to use them.
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2Get a large soup pot ready on the stove to add the vegetables as they are prepared.
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3Add the ham bone, smoked butt and or hocks. Trim the fat off the pork hocks before adding to the pot. -
4Sauté the onion with the roasted garlic in the butter till the onion has started to caramelize. Add to the soup pot.
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5Add the drained split peas.
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6Chop the celery and add it to the pot, add the carrots, thyme and bay leaf.
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7Add the chicken stock and water if necessary.
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8Let this mixture come to a rolling boil then turn it down, cover and cook on a medium low simmer for about 2 hours, depending on how thick or soupy you like your soup. Stir this about every 15 minutes or so.
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9Add salt and pepper if necessary.
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1015 minutes before the soup is done, add the pepper jelly. Stir and once the jelly has dissolved into the soup, call everyone to the table, and enjoy.
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11If you can’t find the yellow split peas, just use all green.
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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